You'll be passing by the Royal Naval Dockyards, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, the Spinnaker Tower and Gunwharf Quays as you leave Portsmouth crossing to the Isle of Wight, France or Spain. Portsmouth became a city in 1926 and was a major centre for the departures for the D-Day landings during World War 2
A winter composition from Andrew's Mare in the New Forest National Park
A small pond near the larger Mogshade Pond in the New Forest National Park. Captured in spring just as the flag irises began to bloom and just before the water lilies begin to open
Some New Forest Ponies take a refreshment break at on of the forest ponds
Whitten Pond lies on the western edge of the New Forest National Park close to Burley. Just before sunrise some of the locals pop in for refreshments.
The small Mill Lawn Brook makes its way through the New Forest National Park close to Rhinefield House. Shot during a chilly sunrise
Part of the New Forest National Park close to the pond at Mogshade Hill. A morning when the sunrise was obscured by mist and then as I returned to the car the sun burnt through giving this rather moody image.
Looking across the Beaulieu River towards the mill dam. The small village is home to the Palace House and Gardens, Beaulieu Abbey and the National Motor Museum. The river is tidal to the village and was used to power a mill.
The Rhinefield Ornamental Drive crosses the bridge over Black Water in the New Forest not far from Rhinefield House.
Eyeworth Pond was created in the 19th century to create a water supply for a gunpowder factory. The factory closed in 1921 but the pond near Fritham in the New Forest lives on.
